One of my favorite resources is the Wikipedia – the world’s free encyclopedia, written by its readers. I suppose I must have discovered it about two years ago when I began to regularly notice it in the search results. You might well argue whether the Wikipedia is accurate (here’s the pro, here’s the con). Regardless, I find it incredibly useful and fun to browse.
One thing I like is that the Wikipedia is so comprehensive. While watching DVDs I will inevitably search for Wikipedia listings on the film, actors and so on. And to think it used to take so much effort to be a film buff.
This morning I discovered that the Hungarian-language version of the Wikipedia is also coming up to speed. Sitting at my favorite Buda-side cafe I got into a conversation with the waitress about the music she was playing. She wanted to know more about Dave Brubeck and I discovered a Hungarian-language page. Compare this to the English-language listing for Brubeck and you’ll see it’s not as detailed – but, hey, it will do for a start.
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